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of all time vs of all-time

Both "of all time" and "of all-time" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Of all time" is used to refer to something throughout all history or in a particular period, while "of all-time" is used as an adjective to describe something as the best or most significant in its category.

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of all time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to something throughout all history or in a particular period.

Examples:

It's one of the greatest movies of all time.
She is considered the best singer of all time.
This book is a classic of all time.

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Imagine the worst dental appointment of all time.
Quite possibly the greatest grifter of all time.
And that is my least favorite feeling of all time.
He wrote one of my favorite poems of all time.
I think Astro Quest is the greatest science fiction show of all time.
I'm friends with Phil Harmonic, the worst rapper of all time.
The biggest mistake of all time.
The greatest troops of all time.
The greatest Rube Goldberg machine of all time.
She is the best selling novelist of all time.
The best TV show of all time just called.
Probably one of the greatest pressure players of all time.
These realities made the sun the most adored object of all time.
The single greatest actor of all time.
Or this'll be the shortest offensive of all time.
Gil, this is the scandal of all time.
Pride and prejudice, The most romantic book of all time.
The top 500 songs of all time.
You said it was perhaps the most epic party of all time.
Only one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time.

Alternatives:

of all ages
of all eras
of all periods
of all generations
of all history

of all-time

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used as an adjective to describe something as the best or most significant in its category.

Examples:

He is the all-time leading scorer in the league.
This is an all-time favorite song.
It's considered an all-time classic.

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The greatest metal drummer of all-time.
That means that on the first day that we might sell double what one of the most successful indie games of all-time has sold.
What's the bigger evil, committing an act of civil disobedience, or allowing the fifth-most innovative atmospheric prototype of all-time to die a lonely, undignified death?
Fifteenth on the list of all-time hitters.
Back in black is the third highest selling album of all-time.
Sad to be leaving what has gone straight in at number five in the list of all-time great cities, Damascus.
I think my favorite episode of all-time is one called "The Injury".
The greatest decade of all-time.

Alternatives:

all-time best
all-time greatest
all-time favorite
all-time record holder
all-time champion

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